More than two years since issuing the proposed rule, the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued the long-awaited and highly anticipated final rule (the Final Rule) that provides amendments to the Anti-Kickback...more
12/12/2016
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Whether you are on the defense side or the relator side of the qui tam world, you can count the Supreme Court’s opinion in Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex. Rel. Carter as a win and a loss. Since...more
Trends & Analysis -
..We have identified 67 health care–related qui tam cases that have been unsealed since the cases covered in our last Qui Tam Update. Of those cases, 29 were filed before January 1, 2014, with seven...more
Trends & Analysis -
In the period covered by this issue, we have identified 68 whistleblower cases related to health care that were unsealed. In this Qui Tam Update, we analyze the trends and take an in-depth look at...more